September, 2014

Sep.

11

Script Download:  
The script is available for download from http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/How-to-check-if-a-domain-2e45a2b4.  You can also use  Microsoft Script Browser for Windows PowerShell ISE to download the sample with one button click from within your scripting environment. 

This script sample can check if a domain user account has a blank password.

In the domain environment, IT admins usually sets password policies in the domain, but there is another possibility that domain accounts have the potential to login to the domain without a password, user accounts with empty password are more susceptible to attacks.

You can find more All-In-One Script Framework script samples at http://aka.ms/onescriptingallery

Sep.

10

Script Download:  
The script is available for download from http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/How-to-check-if-any-4b1e53f2.  You can also use  Microsoft Script Browser for Windows PowerShell ISE to download the sample with one button click from within your scripting environment. 

This PowerShell script will check if a server is pending for reboot and get the reboot status.

IT admins might log onto a server and wonder if there have been patches installed and anything needs to be rebooted. This is important to know because admins will not be able to install updates if the system is pending a reboot from a previous software update.

You can find more All-In-One Script Framework script samples at http://aka.ms/onescriptingallery

Sep.

09

Script Download:  
The script is available for download from

VB Script:     http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/How-to-use-script-to-e9136951

PowerShell:  http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/How-to-use-script-to-07f36ca0 

You can also use  Microsoft Script Browser for Windows PowerShell ISE to download the sample with one button click from within your scripting environment. 

This script sample can change the Power Plan in Windows.

Most organizations have a number of physical servers and you can make an impact by configuring the power plans on those systems. The appropriate power plan settings can reduce power consumption. This script can easily change the multiple computers' power plan.

You can find more All-In-One Script Framework script samples at http://aka.ms/onescriptingallery

Sep.

05

Script Download:  
The script is available for download from http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/How-to-check-if-Windows-is-b566d0bb.  You can also use  Microsoft Script Browser for Windows PowerShell ISE to download the sample with one button click from within your scripting environment. 

This script sample shows how to check if Windows is activated on one or more computers.

In a real world, sometimes IT admins need to audit all of computers whether if activated. They usually remote each one to check it. This script will report the currently or remotely computer license activation state.

As well as being a useful test while you are building a new server, you can also use it to test the setup of your whole estate.

You can find more All-In-One Script Framework script samples at http://aka.ms/onescriptingallery

Sep.

04

Script Download:  
The script is available for download from http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/How-to-lock-the-homepage-c5209545.  You can also use  Microsoft Script Browser for Windows PowerShell ISE to download the sample with one button click from within your scripting environment. 

This script shows how to lock the homepage in Internet Explorer.

Some applications will change customers' IE homepage. This script is to lock IE homepage.

You can find more All-In-One Script Framework script samples at http://aka.ms/onescriptingallery